text_original: Indeed he did not waste his time in trying to persuade others to see with his eyes. He could not have ventured to speak out and say that the Church must choose between the tender mercies of the royal power and submission to the discretion of one who, standing between the king and the Pope, was prepared to throw a semblance of ecclesiastical recognition over reforms which were inevit  able.
text_transcription: INDEED HE DID NOT WASTE HIS TIME IN TRYING TO PERSUADE OTHERS TO SEE WITH HIS EYES HE COULD NOT HAVE VENTURED TO SPEAK OUT AND SAY THAT THE CHURCH MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN THE TENDER MERCIES OF THE ROYAL POWER AND SUBMISSION TO THE DISCRETION OF ONE WHO STANDING BETWEEN THE KING AND THE POPE WAS PREPARED TO THROW A SEMBLANCE OF ECCLESIASTICAL RECOGNITION OVER REFORMS WHICH WERE INEVITABLE
phonemes: ˌɪndˈiːd hiː dɪdnˌɑːt wˈeɪst hɪz tˈaɪm ɪn tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə pɚswˈeɪd ˈʌðɚz tə sˈiː wɪð hɪz ˈaɪz. hiː kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv vˈɛntʃɚd tə spˈiːk ˈaʊt ænd sˈeɪ ðætðə tʃˈɜːtʃ mˈʌst tʃˈuːz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈɛndɚ mˈɜːsiz ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl pˈaʊɚ ænd səbmˈɪʃən tə ðə dɪskɹˈɛʃən ʌv wˈʌn hˈuː, stˈændɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kˈɪŋ ænd ðə pˈoʊp, wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə θɹˈoʊ ɐ sˈɛmbləns ʌv ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ˌoʊvɚ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ɪnˈɛvᵻt ˈeɪbəl.